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I have noticed a few nursing stereotypes lately from patients, visitors and even my own friends. Stereotypes include:
- A nurse is a nurse is a nurse
- Angel's of mercy
- Naughty Nurse
- Un-educated, misinformed handmaiden
Ok. So my pt was a slightly demented, whiny, demanding, drug-abusing female in her 70's. She's very strange. She can be very sweet and then turn nutso on you in less than a second. Anyway, I brought her a Lortab. I set the MAR down on her bedside table and she asked for a tissue. I go over and get the tissue off of the sink, and she takes the Lortab in the meantime. As soon as she swallows it, she then asks, "Can I have a Lortab?" *Sigh* "I just gave you a Lortab."
I got pulled over tonight for running a stop sign. I was coming home from Recovery Room call and talking about work on my cell when it happened--mind you this was on a back road with minimal lights so it wasn't hard to do. I guess it helped that I accepted what I did and was preparing to give my DL and registration when he noticed my uniform.
Student Discussions
So I just put in my two week notice at my job as a server at a restaurant. I just made $110 in tips + minimum wage in 8 hours tonight ,which is pretty decent. My job is flexible, fast-paced, and had great people, and was stable. I'm giving all this up to take a six week course, to look for a CNA job that probably pays $10/hr and is about the same stress level and hard work as a waitress if not more.
I think I would make an excellent nurse and have toyed with the idea for quite some time. Only recently I decided to make it my main focus and pursue my RN, full steam ahead. The issue is that my loved ones have watched me pursue things and fail (like teaching) in the past and are a bit skeptical, but still supportive. I really feel like this is my last shot. I know nursing is a long path - I'm afraid I'm going to get discouraged and give up, just like in the past.
Hello, I was curious as to how important it is to maintain as close to a 4.0 as possible in Nursing school. I'm not suggesting or wondering whether its ok to slack off, but I feel like it'll be easier to learn the material not stressing out about having a few B's every now and then.
Nursing Articles
I've always had a death/dying anxiety. I'm sure none of us looks forward to it, but I remember having panic attacks thinking about dying. This of course translated over into my role as a mom.
It was always so hard for me to talk to my children about death and dying. Honestly, I always tried to change the subject or make light of it. It seemed to come to a head when a pet died or was dying. I swear I did every heroic measure to save even the lowliest of goldfish. I would do anything to avoid dealing with that final outcome. The questions. The burial. The tears- I'm ashamed to say how many goldfish, hamsters, etc. I've cried over.
Regional Discussion - Georgia
I am SO excited about attending nursing school in the fall! I am a wife and a mother , and I'll be commuting from the burbs to get to GSU campus downtown for their accelerated program. I wanted to hear from any nurses/nursing students that are also moms to see what your experience was like thru school. I realize it won't be a walk in the park or anything, and I'm certain it will be quite challenging. I'm going to pursue this no matter what. I just wanted to get some idea of what I'm in for.
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